Tiller Tiller, slip clutch or shear bolt?

[Soundguy]

is it really so bad that the media and plates won't mesh or???

soundguy

 

[Deerlope]

With shear bolts I am off the tractor more than I am on it. I just picked up today a new S/C shaft for my rotary cutter.

 

[JDeerekid]

I vote for the slip clutch. Main reason for the slip clutch is that with different soil conditions you can adjust the clutch. If you have lots of rocks or tough clay soil you will be breaking shear pins all the time. If all you are tilling is sand I would say go with the shear pins. This is just my opinion.

That price seems really high for the slip clutch to me.

 

[Dead Horse]

Re tilling, after 10 years of practice I can comfortably advise you that slow is better. I run my 3710 at near idle and till in low gear, going slowly through the food plot. I till about an acre and it takes maybe an hour to go over it twice, but I don't break pins and I DON"T hurt the implement OR my tractor.

"Fastest way to move a big rock, is SLOWLY"

Most guys I see running tractors are in way too much of a hurry to get the job done......... that is how things get broken and collateral damage is done.

The old hands know the job gets done best and fastest at "optimal" speed, which is almost ALWAYS slower than you think it is.

The art of doing things "once", a life time study.

 

[jenkinsph]

Re tilling, after 10 years of practice I can comfortably advise you that slow is better. I run my 3710 at near idle and till in low gear, going slowly through the food plot. I till about an acre and it takes maybe an hour to go over it twice, but I don't break pins and I DON"T hurt the implement OR my tractor.

"Fastest way to move a big rock, is SLOWLY"

Most guys I see running tractors are in way too much of a hurry to get the job done......... that is how things get broken and collateral damage is done.

The old hands know the job gets done best and fastest at "optimal" speed, which is almost ALWAYS slower than you think it is.

The art of doing things "once", a life time study.

I agree with most of what you are saying, I run about 1700 to 1900 rpm though.

Fuzzy math though, I can't see how you can make two passes over an acre of ground in an hour. Takes me over an hour to make one pass with a 73" tiller and a 4520 tractor. So what is your ground speed?


Steve

 

[VALENT]

I dont think you need to replace the whole assembly. But, I am betting the 600 dollar price tag is for everything. If it was me, I would try slipping the clutch first. Then, if the plates are too wore or fall apart, replace the discs or at the worse:
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[Dead Horse]

I agree with most of what you are saying, I run about 1700 to 1900 rpm though.

Fuzzy math though, I can't see how you can make two passes over an acre of ground in an hour. Takes me over an hour to make one pass with a 73" tiller and a 4520 tractor. So what is your ground speed?


Steve

Yeah, I prolly underestimated the time...... I have such a goo dtime doing it I don't actually keep track of the exact time. I do know the job goes faster and produces hiher quality results, when you only have to do it once, WITHOUT breaking anything.

You are prolly right it does take me longer than an hour.......... sorry for guessing.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Thanks again for the reply's. Because of the shape it was in I don't think the clutch would have slipped at all.I called Landpride because I saw where they used the same Waltershceid slip clutch to give me a price on a new one and the man said six hundred dollars, I couldn't believe that. Anyway my biggest concern is protecting my cut so my question I quess would be will a shear bolt protect the tractor enough? I don't mind changing bolts.

I would not give up on fixing that clutch, but if you are going to I will gladly pay the price of you shipping it to me. I could probably even come get it for $30 fuel .
larry